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“I am profoundly grateful to God that He did not grant me certain things for which I asked, and that He shut certain doors in my face.”
― Studies in the Sermon on the Mount
― Studies in the Sermon on the Mount
“Can we expect the flames of our worship of God to burn brightly in public on the Lord’s Day when they barely flicker for Him in secret on other days?”
― Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
― Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
“The reason we come away so cold from reading the word is because we do not warm ourselves at the fire of meditation.”
― Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
― Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
“When the church is absolutely different from the world, she invariably attracts it. It is then that the world is made to listen to her message, though it may hate it at first.”
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“What value is there to reading one, three, or more chapters of Scripture only to find that after you’ve finished, you can’t recall a thing you’ve read? It’s better to read a small amount of Scripture and meditate on it than to read an extensive section without meditation.”
― Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
― Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life
Joel’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Joel’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Favorite Genres
Biography, Christian, Classics, Contemporary, Memoir, Music, Philosophy, Poetry, Religion, Self help, Sports, and Young-adult
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